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Julia Blake
Australian actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Julia Blake (born 1937) is a British-Australian actress, notable for numerous film and TV roles, particularly in Australia. She also acted in the theatre.
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Early life and education
Julia Blake was born in 1937 in the United Kingdom.[1]
She attended Bristol University, receiving an honours degree in drama and French.[citation needed] she subsequently trained in theatre at the Bristol Old Vic.[2]
Career
Blake has an extensive career acting on stage, in Australia from 1963 through to 2017.[3]
Blake played several roles in legal drama Consider Your Verdict, before being given the regular role in local TV drama Bellbird as Elaine Thomas, and then had roles in Crawford Production staples, Homicide, Division 4, and Matlock Police.[when?][citation needed] She is known for her role as Nancy McCormick on the TV series Prisoner (known internationally as Prisoner Cell Block H), in which she appeared during the final season in 1986. She had previously appeared in two smaller roles in the series, as Evelyn Randall and Alice Dodds.[citation needed]
On the big screen, Blake starred in the 2012 film Last Dance (2012); A Month of Sundays, Looking for Grace, and The Dressmaker (all released in 2015); and Dance Academy: The Movie (2017).[2]
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Honours and awards
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In 2018, Blake, along with her actor husband Terry Norris, jointly received the Equity Lifetime Achievement Award.[2]
Personal life
While working in repertory theatre in England, she met the Australian-born actor Terry Norris, whom she later married. They moved to Australia in the 1960s.[2]
Filmography
Film
Television
TV appearances as self
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External links
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